Oasis Base, 4 Months Later, 2028
It has been four months since training began. Winston Darkes, wearing basic MESO tech armor, runs towards a colossal Wyrm tank. The tank is German-made, in use by NERO, and it stomps toward him on four legs. The gun on top of it is not a normal cannon. It's a MAHEM. The shells from a MAHEM, when fired, use magnetic pulses to smash through armor, then send molten metal flowing into its targets. Winston has to be careful that he doesn't get "MAHEM'd" as the soldiers during training said. When one gets MAHEM'd, they get third degree burns and shrapnel all over their body, and they die, so no wonder you don't want to get MAHEM'd. As Winston runs, the MAHEM aims at him. He slides under the tank just in time, the MAHEM shell nearly hitting him. Winston equips a pair of Mag Grips to his boots and gloves. He jumps on the bottom of the tank and activates his Mag Grips, so he magnetically sticks to the underside of the massive Wyrm. As the Wyrm scuttles slowly along the ground, Winston takes a Magnetized and Directional Breaching Charge out of the bag on his back. He attaches it to the bottom of the tank with the explosive force conduit pointing up at the underside of the Wyrm. He activates the sound-blocking ear covers in his helmet, then uses a touchscreen built into the wrist of his armor to detonate the MADBC. The charge explodes, smashing a hole in the bottom of the Wyrm, and disorienting the soldiers inside. Winston decided it was his time to strike, so he jumped inside the tank, pulled his dual Magpuls, and shot the four men where they stood. He ran to the console and took control. He aimed the MAHEM cannon at the Mobile Railgun Platform that was slicing through his allies, and he fired. Upon impact with the MRP, the shell exploded and melted it. In that moment, everything but Winston froze, then turned black.
"Simulation successful. You may now exit the Sim Room," said a computerized voice. Winston walked out of the now blank room and was greeted by his team, the Colonel, and Phoenix. "Well done," said the members of his team. Phoenix trilled with delight, as if to say, "Good job!" The Colonel began to speak. "Team, well done. You are almost ready to become Team November. There are two people I'd like you to meet." As he says this, two men walk into the room. The first man is as tall as Winston. He has long black hair and a long beard. He looks at the team with eerie orange-hazel eyes. The other one is a giant of a man, with one blue eye and one grey eye with a scar running through it. "These two will be on your team. The guy with the beard is Volk Korennik, one of our finest medics. He's from Russia," says the Colonel. "Privet," said Volk. "The other guy is Major Maximus Bones, the best damn tank operator in Australia." "G'day mates," said Bones. "These two are part of your team now, and you shall treat them as such. They shall live with you at your team base. Is that clear," asked the Colonel. "Crystal, sir," said the team. "Now follow me," said the Colonel, "because it's time to pick your partners."
The group lined up in front of the Kennel Buildings, which were the holding pens for dinos, aquas, and pteros who have yet to be chosen. Each member of the team was assigned a class so they would know what sort of dinos they would be able to choose from. In the cases of Nic and Tre', they were going to join the L.A.A.S. and PaleOcean Navy, respectively, so they would pick a ptero or an aqua instead of a dino. Nic and Tré were assigned their classes of L.A.A.S. and Navy. Winston was assigned to Assault/Escort, Ryujina to Stealth, Volk to Medic, Bones to Breaker, and Wilhelm to Titan. The group was led into the first building. The group stepped into an oversized cargo elevator. Mayllard pressed a button on the elevator, and the elevator car moved down. When they stopped, Colonel Mayllard said, "Now, pick wisely, Winston. Who you choose today will be your partner for the rest of your time with us." The team stepped out of the elevator and began to walk towards a large, circular metal door with a strange symbol on it. The symbol was a three toed, T-Rex-like footprint, with two assault rifles crossed under it. Winston knew the symbol from his four months on the island. It was the Assault/Escort class symbol. He walked over to the handprint scanner and scanned his hand. "Handprint match. Winston Darkes," a computerized voice said. "You and your team may now enter the Canyon."
The door opened into a large canyon and grasslands area. The team walked through the canyon and into the grassland. In the distance, they saw a herd of gazelles running toward them. The team moved out of the way as the herd moved past them and stopped to graze. They saw a group of multiple medium size carnivorous dinosaurs running towards the flock. They sped up and ran straight into the herd. The dinosaurs began to rip through the gazelles like paper, killing and eating them with gusto. The team backed away, but Winston stayed in his spot. Three of the dinosaurs saw him, and they stomped toward him, sniffing to see if he was a friend or a snack. The first dinosaur was an Allosaurus, 39 feet long and 16.5 feet tall, its scales a dark crimson. Its snout was about as long as a Rex's snout, and filled with deadly curved teeth. Over its dark eyes were bony protrusions covered in amber-colored scales. The second dinosaur was a Sinraptor, 10 feet tall and 25 feet long. Its scales were a dark leather brown, with stripes on varying shades of green. The third dinosaur was the one that truly caught his eye. It was about 27 feet long and 13 feet tall, and its pebble-like scales were a dark bronze color, and it had black and red streaks running down its body. It has a short, wide snout, its bottom jaw is slightly curved upward. Over the tops of its dark blue eyes, short, flat, black horns jut out of the skin. It was a Carnotaurus. The short-snouted carnivore came closer and sniffed him. The dinosaur then stepped back, unsure of the human standing there. Winston knew who he was to pick. He walked up to the Carnotaurus, which leaned down, so its head was level with him, and he petted its head. "I pick the Carnotaurus," said Winston triumphantly. Two dino keepers walked past the team and to the Carnotaurus, and they led it away. The team , led by the colonel, walked to a glass window looking into a room that the Carnotaurus had walked into. The Colonel pressed a button, and the window lit up. It scanned the predator on the other side of the window, and then produced an image on the window, and after that, a computerized voice began to speak. "Carnotaurus. Length: 30 feet. Height: 13 feet. Original era of residence: Late Cretaceous. This particular specimen has been engineered for charging into an attack. Our scientists injected it during development with a formula that thickened its skin to bulletproof levels. Is this your choice, Intermediate Officer Winston Darkes?" "Yes," responded Winston. "What will you name it," asked the team and the computerized voice. A keyboard came out of the bottom of the window. Winston typed Stone into the computer. "What will you and your partner's callsign be," asked the computer, "as this will be your comms callsign and your armor designation." Winston typed in Matador. "Callsign confirmed. Record complete. File designated as Matador." The computer then turned off. "Stone will be back at your team base. Armor for both of you will be made, then sent to you in two days. Got it," said Colonel Mayllard. "Yes, sir," said Winston. The Colonel and the team stepped back into the cargo elevator, and the rest of the team was ready to pick.